Winnetka, Los Angeles

Winnetka
—  Neighborhood of Los Angeles  —
Winnetka Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley
Coordinates: 34°12′30″N 118°34′31″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
City	Los Angeles
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	91306
Area code(s)	818

Winnetka is a district in the west-central San Fernando Valley in the City of Los Angeles.

Winnetka is located next to Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east. Corbin Avenue is the eastern boundary, DeSoto Avenue is the western boundary, Victory Boulevard is the southern boundary, and Nordhoff Street is the northern boundary. It is bordered by the Southern Pacific Coast Line railroad to the north and the Los Angeles River to the south. Major thoroughfares include Winnetka Avenue, Mason Avenue, Roscoe Boulevard, Sherman Way, Saticoy Street, Parthenia Street and Vanowen Street. The postal ZIP code is 91306, the telephone area code (818).

History

In 1920, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce requested that Charles Weeks come to the San Fernando Valley to establish a series of one-acre egg farms. The farms would be based on the successful formula Mr. Weeks developed in East Palo Alto, California. The "poultry colony" Mr. Weeks created in the Winnetka area of the valley eventually developed into a small farming community named Weeks Poultry Colony. Later Weeks renamed the colony to Winnetka, after a farm he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.

Before World War II, this area was rural, in agricultural use, as was much of the western San Fernando Valley.

Despite a common misconception, the township of Winnetka was never a part of neighboring Canoga Park. Winnetka was founded in 1922 by Charles Weeks and has remained a distinct entity since. Canoga Park did not receive its name until 1931.

Parks and recreation centers

• Winnetka Recreation Center: The center has an indoor gymnasium without weights, which can be used as an auditorium; it has a capacity of 400. In addition the center has a lighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, a community room which often hosts election polls, and picnic tables.
• Quimby Park: Quimby Park, which is unstaffed, has unlighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, and unlighted tennis courts. The park has no toilet facilities.
• Runnymeade Park: an unstaffed pocket park. The park has a children's play area, picnic tables, and unlighted tennis courts.
• Winnetka Child Care Center: operated by the city in Winnetka. The center takes children from ages 2.9 to 13 and has a capacity of 59 after-school children and 40 preschool children.

Government and services

Government

• Los Angeles City Council District 3, Councilman Dennis P. Zine.
• California Congressional District 27, Representative Brad Sherman.
• California State Senate District 20, State Senator Alex Padilla.
• California State Senate District 23, State Senator Fran Pavley (Most of Winnetka is in the 20th District but a small portion of the southern and northwestern parts are in the 23rd District).
• California State Assembly District 40, State Representative Bob Blumenfield.

Services

• Post Office: The United States Postal Service Winnetka Post Office is located at 7655 Winnetka Avenue.
• Los Angeles Police Department:
  • North of Roscoe, use - Devonshire Community Police Station; located at 10250 Etiwanda Avenue, Northridge; non-emergency (818)-832-0633 Voice.
  • South of Roscoe, use - West Valley Community Police Station located at 19020 Vanowen Street; Reseda; non-emergency (818)-374-7611 Voice
• Los Angeles Fire Department: Station #104; located at 8349 Winnetka Ave.

Demographics

Population in 2004: 49,154 (In 1990: 39,261). In 2009, the Los Angeles Times's "Mapping L.A." project supplied these Winnetka neighborhood statistics: population: 46,943; median household income: $62,535. The demographic makeup of the Winnetka community is: 42.1% Latino, 35.6% Caucasian, 14.2% Asian, 5.9% Black, 2.9% Multi-Racial, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander. Dun & Bradstreet businesses = 1,002.

Education

Public schools

Winnetka residents are zoned to Los Angeles USD schools.

Public elementary schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:

• Fullbright Elementary School
• Sunny Brae Elementary School
• Winnetka Elementary School
• Limerick Avenue School

Public middle schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:

• John A. Sutter Middle School
• Lawrence Middle School (in Chatsworth)^{[citation needed]}
• Northridge Middle School (in Northridge)^{[citation needed]}

Public high schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:^{[citation needed]}

• Canoga Park High School (in Canoga Park)
• Chatsworth High School (in Chatsworth)
• Cleveland High School (in Reseda)
• Taft High School (in Woodland Hills)

In addition the Multicultural Learning Center charter school is in Winnetka.

Charter school

Ingenium Charter School - Kindergarten through Sixth Grade

Private schools

The area is also served by several private schools, including:

• AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School
• Chatsworth Hills Academy
• Chaminade College Preparatory
• New Community Jewish High School
• St. John Eudes School
• Sierra Canyon School
• St. Joseph the Worker

See also

• Los Angeles River